Colin G. Orton

IUPESM President

EDUCATION:
1956-1959 -- University of Bristol, B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics
1959-1961 -- University of London, M.Sc. Radiation Physics
1961-1965 -- University of London, Ph.D. Radiation Physics

CURRENT APPOINTMENT:
1981- present: Chief, Medical Physics, Radiation Oncology
Center, Harper Hospital and Professor, Radiation Oncology and
Radiology, Wayne State University Detroit, MI.

CERTIFICATIONS:
Radiation Oncology Physics (ABR and ABMP)

MAJOR AWARDS AND HONORS:
1993 - William D. Coolidge Award (AAPM)
1997 - Marvin M.D. Williams Award (ACMP)
2003 - Award of Merit (IUPESM) (IFMBE News, September 2003)

MAJOR SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Fellow (President, 1981)
American Brachytherapy Society (President, 2001- 02)
American College of Medical Physics, Fellow (Chairman, 1985)
American College of Radiology, Fellow
Institute of Physics, London, Fellow
International Organization for Medical Physics (President, 1997-2000)
International Union of Physical and Engineering Societies in Medicine (President, 2003-06)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Bioeffect dose modeling, development of new fractionation and dose-rate regimes, HDR brachytherapy, cervix and breast radiotherapy, radiobiology, radiation carcinogenesis, radiation induced injuries, radiotherapy physics.

PUBLICATIONS EXPERIENCE:
Editor, Medical Physics
Published 13 books, over 100 papers as first author and made over 300 presentations

Dr. Colin G. Orton
Radiation Oncology Center
Wayne State University
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Harper Hospital
3990 John R Street
Detroit, Michigan 48201
USA
E-mail: colino@rocdec.roc.wayne.edu